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KAEI YEAR 6
SUGAYA

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Feel free to take a drink and wet your whistle.

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All right.

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Now then, I'll get straight to the point.
I have a job for you.

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The owner of a fine arts store in Tenmacho
came to me with some concerns

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about a peculiar piece that he procured recently.

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A demonic painting, apparently.

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It's known by the name: "The Ukiyo-e of Kudanzaka."

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With a reputation like that,
I'm guessing there are strange rumors attached to it?

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Well, more than just rumors.

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From my understanding, the artist who painted it

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And he claims it's the demons getting
their vengeance on him for selling this painting.

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It seems like a regular paining, as far as I can tell.

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However, real paranormal objects
only show their true colors under the right conditions.

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Yes, of course.

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If we're lucky, it's harmless.

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But if it turns out that it could bring trouble,
then I want you to take care of it.

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Consider it done.

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Of course, I don't expect you to do it for free.

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I'll make sure you're fairly paid.

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I appreciate that.

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Once this is settled,
why don't we share a good drink or two?

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Why hello, Jinya-kun. Welcome in!

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Take a seat.

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You must've been cold out there.

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Want some kake-soba?

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Yes.

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Is Jinya here?!

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Oh, thank goodness.

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Please, I need your help!
There's this Ukiyo-e of Kudanzaka, ya see...

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The Ukiyo-e of Kudanzaka?

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That's right. It's some kinda demonic painting.

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Everybody's saying that it's cursed because the guy
who owned it died in a bizarre way.

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Looks like it's been ripped.

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Yeah. Cuz I accidentally dropped it.

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A bewitched painting that got ripped?!

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You're gonna jinx my shop by bringing that in here!

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Oh, I'm sorry, sir.

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Take a look at this.

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Whoa. What the hell?

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The owner of a fine arts store in Tenmacho
acquired this painting,

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it's apparently known as the Ukiyo-e of Kudanzaka.

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This was also described to me as a "demonic painting."

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It looks exactly like the one that I brought.

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Let me get this straight. There are multiple copies
of a supposedly "bewitched" painting on the market?

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Something doesn't add up here.

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Indeed.

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It's quite a beautiful painting.

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Can you gleam anything from it, Zenji-san?

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Well, let's see...

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The color has hardly faded and the paper
doesn't show any deterioration.

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So I doubt even a year has passed since it was made.

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You know, I'm familiar with the folks
who run that fine arts shop in Tenmacho.

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If I call in a favor, they'll trace it back
to the artist for me.

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I would appreciate that.

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No biggie! I already owe you
for helping Lady Natsu all the time.

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This is the least I can do to return the favor!

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Just wait here. I'll go ask.

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Good timing. We got a new stock of smut in.

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Sorry! I'll have to save that for next time!

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I know for a fact the artist is bedridden from illness.

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And worse yet, word on the street is that
someone who bought the painting got killed.

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Thanks for waiting!

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What do you have there?

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Ah, j-just a little something!

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More importantly, I got the details.

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They told me the painter lives in Sakaicho.

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Thank you. I'll handle the rest myself.

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Be careful!

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Pardon! Is Doshu Saga-dono available?

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Yeah! Come on in.

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Been a long time since I've had any visitors.

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Who might you be?

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Greetings. I am known as Jinya.

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I have made my way here
to seek your knowledge, good sir.

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You can drop the formalities.
I ain't important enough for 'em.

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Have a seat.

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I was told that you had fallen quite ill, Saga-dono.

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Nothing as serious as that.
Just old age catching up with me.

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My body can't handle the strain of making art anymore.

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So, it's not the curse of a demonic painting?

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Hah. What gave you that idea, sourpuss?
You work at Sengendo or something?

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Not at all.

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But I did hear that you were the one who painted this.

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Kudanzaka...

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Now that takes me back!

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I've been investigating the rumors behind

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Would you please tell me what you know about it?

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Sure, I can do that.

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But where to start?

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Firstly, the name "Kudanzaka."
It has no relation to the Kudanzaka locale in Edo.

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It actually refers to the woman.

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Do you mean to say it's the name
of this lady in the picture?

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Not quite.

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Way back when, a fella who carried a katana
forged in Kadono came up with that moniker.

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Kudanzaka or "nine hills."

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His name was Motoharu and he used to visit here often.

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To be honest, I actually hated Yokaze when we first met.

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I felt lucky to become a sentinel, but she drove me nuts
because I couldn't make sense of her.

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Still, that hatred didn't stop me
from wanting to keep her safe.

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But now look at us...

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Even my indelible oath to protect her
couldn't last forever.

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Don't end up like me, all right?

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Jinta. Become a man who can cherish his hatred.

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You're in charge now!

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Take care of Shirayuki. And stay close with Suzune.

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I'm sorry, but that man...

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Could you please tell me a little more about him?

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Hm?

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I hail from Kadono. Motoharu was my foster father.

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Oh, you don't say? So, you're his foster son!

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I'll gladly tell you more.

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I can't really explain about Kudanzaka without
going into more detail about Motoharu, anyways.

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Back when I was still a young whippersnapper...

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Hey, lady. Do you live here?

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Yes, I do.

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Well, I'm moving in today. The name's Doshu Saga.

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And you are?

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I cannot share my name, but I never lie.

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You may just call me "Nameless."

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Nameless...?

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Wow. You're really buckling down today.

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Finishing another masterpiece?

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You bet! I'm gonna be the best artist in Edo, ya know.

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Now that's rich.

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It's no joke. I'm serious!

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If you say so.

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I'm Motoharu, the sentinel.

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I have come under orders
from the Itsukihime to deliver a letter.

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Oh, it's just you again.

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Dammit.

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Why am I running around like a messenger
when I'm supposed to be a sentinel?!

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It's bullshit!

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That woman is seriously obnoxious!

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More b****ing? You never have anything good to say
about this Itsukihime lady.

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Well, yeah, obviously!

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I thought I'd finally earned some respect with this job,
but I just get sent off to Edo like a servant.

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I swear, that woman is more demonic
than actual demons!

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Your father was a hoot. He'd come down to Edo
once a year just to blow off steam with his complaining.

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Did he really?

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Let me guess. He always watched his mouth
and acted like a proper gentleman around you?

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Sorry to say, but he was actually pretty hotheaded.

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Anyways, back to the topic of Kudanzaka...

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It was originally a beni-e that I painted
by hand when Nameless still lived around here.

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But much later, the folks from Sengendo told me
they were interested in selling it.

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The pieces on the market now are woodblock prints
carved from a new sketch of it that I made for them.

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So, then, it's a painting of the woman
you knew as Nameless?

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You could say that, but it's not entirely accurate.

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You've described Kudanzaka
to people as a "demonic painting." Why is that?

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Believe it or not, that's exactly what it is.

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At its core, that painting has been "bewitched" for sure.

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However, before we get into the nitty-gritty,
there's something I have to ask you first.

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What did you think when you saw
Kudanzaka for the first time?

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Seeing the Miko wearing a jade necklace
next to a river made me think

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of the legend of Princess Nunakawa from Shinano.

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Except the katana that she's holding

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also gave me the impression it may be connected
to Kadono and the Itsukihime.

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Ah, very good. You're spot on.

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Then let me explain why its demonic.

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But just so you know,
I'm betting that you'll regret hearing this.

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You may end up feeling you were better off not knowing.

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Over the course of many years,
Motoharu would travel to Edo as part of his duties,

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and stop by here to complain
for a little while before going back.

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However, I noticed that his attitude
towards the Miko that he served began to change.

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Until, one day...

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I want you to paint something for me.

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Let me guess, your beloved Miko?

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That's right.

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I remember the days
when all you did was b**** about her.

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Now you've skipped right to being
head over damn heels in love!

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Don't make fun of me.

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Besides... she's had her own struggles.

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All right, but how am I supposed
to paint a lady I ain't ever seen, huh?

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That won't be a problem.

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Because we have Nameless here.

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Nameless? What's she got to do with it?

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Well, you see...

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Nameless was originally born in Shinano,

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but it seems she faced some hardships
that forced her to flee to Kadono.

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Oh?

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Then she eventually left Kadono
and came to settle here in Edo.

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Hold on. I'll admit that comes as a surprise,
but what's it got to do with the painting of your Miko?

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Because those two are connected.

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The truth is that...

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Yokaze and Nameless are identical.

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You're telling me the Ukiyo-e of Kudanzaka
is a painting of Yokaze-san?

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The Miko of Kadono village?

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You got that right!

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It was painted based on her lookalike, Nameless,
combined with Motoharu's advice and my imagination.

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That's how Kudanzaka was born.

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Although it evokes the legend of Princess Nunakawa,
it actually depicts the Itsukihime and Yarai, huh?

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But what makes it demonic?

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Back in the early days, Motoharu once described that
woman as being "more demonic than actual demons."

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And that's where it comes from.

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I just called it that to poke fun at his old b****ing.

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But after I made that new sketch of it at Sengendo
for nostalgia's sake, I really started feeling my old age.

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Even now, I think it was a mistake.

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That "demonic" painting was based on real human love
and now karma is punishing me for making money off it.

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So, the staff of Sengendo took your words at face value
and believed the bewitched painting caused you to fall ill.

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Yeah, that's really all it boils down to.
Just a poorly timed coincidence.

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There's nothing spooky or cursed about it.
It's a perfectly respectable painting.

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Why did you think I would regret learning this?

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That painting of Kudanzaka. She's a real beaut, eh?

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Okay! Whaddya think of this, Motoharu?

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Nope. It's awful.

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Have you even been listening to me?

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That's not what Yokaze looks like.

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You're still not happy with it?
Jeez, what am I supposed to do?

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Make her even more beautiful.

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To sum it up, Kudanzaka is Motoharu's
heavily embellished version of his beloved Miko.

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Now, here's the real kicker.

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You said when you first saw Kudanzaka
that she made you think of Princess Nunakawa,

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but Motoharu had a different idea.

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YASAKATOME-NO-KAMI
Are you familiar with her?

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When I was younger, Motoharu-san did teach me
a little about local mythology.

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She's a goddess worshipped
at the Suwa shrine in Shinano, yes?

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Exactly. He probably made that connection
because Nameless was born in Shinano,

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but go figure his adoptive son would also
compare her to a Shinano goddess.

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You seem pretty damn happy.

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So, you wanna do the honors and give her a name?

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A name?

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Good question...

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Maybe Yasakatome?

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No.

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My wife's beauty surpasses even that of the gods.

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If Yasaka means "eight hills,"
then I need to bump it up another notch.

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So, her name will be...

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Kudanzaka!

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See? I bet you wish I never told you now!

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The Ukiyo-e of Kudanzaka is the result of your dad
being a lovesick puppy. He just wanted to glorify his wife.

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ATTRACTIVE

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I get it now. His fawning led to Kudanzaka being
called "bewitching" for her beauty and not a curse.

233
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Speaking of, buddy, I notice you keep calling
her "Kudanzaka" without batting an eye,

234
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but I hope you realize that's basically like saying
"my mom's more beautiful than the gods."

235
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Oh, give me a break.

236
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You finally got that sourpuss look off your face!

237
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Thanks for the good laugh.

238
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Well, I suppose if you didn't
know about Kudanzaka until just now,

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that means Motoharu never shared her with his kids.

240
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What's this?

241
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A test painting that I made back then.

242
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I hope you'll overlook the fact it's gotten a bit dirty.

243
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I know that I harped on him a lot,
but please don't hold a grudge against Motoharu.

244
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Despite being a dumbass, he truly cared for his family.

245
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He made fewer and fewer trips to Edo
after his daughter was born.

246
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Then, on his last visit, he told me about his new
adoptive son and daughter, and never came back.

247
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That's the kind of guy he was.

248
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Yeah, I know.

249
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My father was always teaching me important life lessons.

250
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That's good.

251
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Here's your order of kake-soba.

252
00:18:02,125 --> 00:18:05,166
What seems to be the problem, pal? You're staring at me.

253
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Nothing. Just admiring how good of a dad you are.

254
00:18:09,166 --> 00:18:10,125
Huh?

255
00:18:10,166 --> 00:18:14,125
What's gotten into you, Jinya-kun?

256
00:18:14,166 --> 00:18:18,125
Did something happen
with that unusual ukiyo-e painting?

257
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No, it wasn't a big deal.

258
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I ended up learning about a side of my foster father
that I never knew before.

259
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It was kind of startling.

260
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That's just how dads are.

261
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Mine is the same. Not everything
about him is sunshine and rainbows.

262
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He has a loud mouth.
Plus, he freaks out at the drop of a hat.

263
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And he can be a total blockhead at times.

264
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Hey! You're talking about me, aren'tcha?

265
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Perish the thought.

266
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Uh-huh.

267
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But that's all part of who my dad is.

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I guess you're right.

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There were no problems with that ukiyo-e painting.

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Its "demonic" reputation was merely the result
of the artist voicing some regrets that he had.

271
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No harm will come from it, whether it's kept or sold.

272
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What about the death it supposedly caused?

273
00:19:15,166 --> 00:19:18,125
Forgive my blunt choice of words,
but mere happenstance.

274
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It's true that an individual who owned the painting
passed away, but I obtained that copy for myself

275
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and found nothing suspect about it.

276
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All right. Doesn't sound like

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Just strokes of good and bad luck, eh?

278
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Thanks for solving it. I'll fetch your pay before you leave.

279
00:19:37,166 --> 00:19:39,208
For now, let's wet the ol' whistle.

280
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Here, you first.

281
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Now it's your turn.

282
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Is sake something that you partake in often?

283
00:20:05,125 --> 00:20:07,125
Drinking used to only be an escape for me.

284
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But at some point, it became more of a pastime.

285
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Especially since recent brews have good flavor.

286
00:20:17,208 --> 00:20:20,125
And you? Do you have a taste for it?

287
00:20:20,166 --> 00:20:21,125
Yes.

288
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Enough to enjoy a cup or two at night, at least.

289
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Well then, we should do this again sometime.

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Certainly. It would be my pleasure.